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Regional focus on... Manchester

02-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

Our regional focus on the pub property market in Manchester takes a look at the best licensed premises available both in the city centre and wider Greater Manchester.

Manchester

Gary Neville pub demolition: Historic venue to be rebuilt 'brick by brick' elsewhere

17-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

Campaigners have resorted to rebuilding a historic pub set for demolition ‘brick by brick’ after attempts to protect the site from Gary Neville's redevelopment plans were snubbed.

Manchester

Holidaymakers' cars dumped at pub car parks by meet and greet "cowboys"

27-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

Vehicles are being dumped at Manchester pub car parks by a company offering holidaymakers secure meet and greet parking.

Celeb chef Nutter launches gastropub with helicopter stunt

23-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A TV chef marked the opening of his new gastropub by arriving at its star-studded launch party by helicopter. 

Party like it's £19.99: pub celebrates life of Prince with pun-filled menu

26-Apr-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A Rochdale pub has paid tribute to the life and death of iconic musician Prince by renaming all the dishes on its menu after the singer’s hits.

City news

Hawthorn acquires 11 JDW pubs

04-Apr-2016 By MCA, James Wallin

Hawthorn Leisure, the Avenue Capital-backed pub operator, has acquired 11 pubs from JD Wetherspoon, which will be its first fully manged sites.

JDW

Police hunt man who stole £200 from Hove Wetherspoon

16-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Brighton and Sussex police are hunting for a man who stole £200 from a Wetherspoon pub in Hove.

MA300

Arc Inspirations looks to grow outside of Yorkshire heartland

29-Jun-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Allegra

Arc Inspirations, the Yorkshire-based multiple bar operator is introducing a new concept to its estate, and is targeting suburbs of Manchester after securing its first site in the city.

Operator news

Dorbiere to invest £1m in refurbs

21-Apr-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Dorbiere — the operator of pubs across the Midlands and Northern England — is investing £1m in refurbishing its existing estate.

Awards

National Pubwatch Awards open for entry

10-Apr-2015 By Helen Gilbert

Pubwatch organisers are being urged to enter the Diageo National Pubwatch Awards, which recognise the best practice work of local schemes to improve the safety and pub experience for everyone.

Greater Manchester pubs team up with police in antisocial behaviour campaign

04-Dec-2014 By Mike Berry

Pubs in Manchester have teamed up with local police to join a new campaign to remind drinkers to be on their best behaviour in the run up to Christmas.

Anglian Country Inns wins Gastropub of the Year award

19-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

Anglian Country Inns' site the Fox at Willian has been announced as Gastro Pub of the Year for England in the inaugural Food Awards England and Wales 2014.

Former Corrie actor backed pubco to add two further sites

10-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The team behind a Manchester pub that sources its food entirely from local growers are set to open two new sites.

New World Trading Co set to add five sites

03-Mar-2014 By John Harrington

New World Trading Company, the Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts-led pub group, is on target to add five more sites to its estate this year.

Heineken renews partnership with Manchester City Football Club

30-Aug-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Heineken has signed a deal to renew its partnership with Manchester City Football Club.

MP Mark Hunter steps behind the bar at the Victorian in Bramhall

15-Jan-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Mark Hunter swapped politics for pints when he stepped behind the bar at the Victorian in Bramhall, Greater Manchester, to work a shift.

Loungers plans 10 to 12 new outlets for 2013

28-Sep-2012 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Loungers, the café/bar/restaurant company led by Alex Reilley, has secured its first site for 2013, a year in which it plans 10 to 12 new outlets.

Loungers confirms locations of north-west openings

04-Sep-2012

Loungers, the fast-growing café/bar/restaurant company, has confirmed the location of its first four planned openings in the north-west — in Liverpool, the Wirral, and two in Greater Manchester.

JD Wetherspoon puts five pubs on the market

18-Jul-2012 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has placed five pubs on the market with Christie + Co.

Spirit puts ‘Britain’s toughest pub’ up for sale

24-Apr-2012 By Adam Pescod

Spirit Pub Company has decided to sell the freehold of a Greater Manchester outlet, which has been labelled “Britain’s toughest pub”.

Living Ventures to roll out pub concept

23-Dec-2011 By Mark Wingett

Living Ventures (LV), the north west-based restaurant and bar company led by Tim Bacon, is planning to invest c.£8m on new openings next year, including the rollout of its Oast House pub concept.

Living Ventures to open new venue

11-Nov-2011

Living Ventures Management, the restaurant and bar company led by entrepreneurs Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts, will open its latest venture in Manchester — Peppermint Bay, a café-deli concept — next week.

Rural pubs urged: make grant bids

03-Aug-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Rural pubs in Greater Manchester are being encouraged to apply for a new grant of up to £60,000 to fund any new refurbishments and developments....

Felicini owners take on first gastropub

08-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Sheffield restaurant group Felicini is opening its first gastropub — the Pointing Dog in Cheshire next month.

Australasia set to open

23-May-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Living Ventures will open Australasia, its new Pacific Rim pan-Asian casual fine-dining restaurant and bar, in Manchester this month.

Man dies after Tiger Tiger balcony fall

06-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A man fell 50 feet to his death from a fourth floor balcony at Tiger Tiger in Manchester at the weekend.

Wetherspoon opens Manchester shopping centre location

10-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has opened The Mardi Gras, at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. The company has invested £995,000 in...

Minimum price bylaw details revealed

22-Nov-2010

A bid to bring in minimum pricing on alcohol across Greater Manchester, using a bylaw, has moved a step closer as detailed plans have been published....

Carlsberg hosts Eve-ents this month

10-Sep-2010 By Robyn Black

Carlsberg is further boosting the fashion credentials of its female brand Eve by hosting two fashion swap events at bars this month.

Cameron 'supportive' of Manchester minimum price plans

12-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore

David Cameron has backed the idea of a controversial plan by Manchester councils to introduce minimum pricing, saying he will look at it...

'Cameron supportive of Manchester's plans on cheap booze'

11-Aug-2010

The prime minister has given his support to moves to ban cheap booze in Greater Manchester. David Cameron said he was 'very supportive' of plans...

Host picks up award for pub fare

06-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A Greater Manchester licensee has won an award from the council for promoting healthier eating.

Oldham becomes 100th Best Bar None

02-Aug-2010

The notorious town of Oldham has become the 100th location to adopt a Best Bar None scheme. The Greater Manchester town came on board in officials'...

'Nightclubs losing out to late-night pubs'

18-Jul-2010

Nightclubs are dying as hard-up revellers choose late-night pubs instead. Six venues are closing a week, with the slump and changing tastes leaving...

Nightclub company Tokyo acquires two venues

03-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team

Nightclub company Tokyo Industries has announced the acquisition of two new venues - Manchester venue 'South' and the historic 'Fibbers' in York.

Cougar Leisure to sell 11 pubs and bars

01-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney

Brannigans owner Cougar Leisure is selling off 11 of its 14 pubs and bars for a combined total of £5.7m.

Magistrates rule a three-year pub ban for troublemaker

23-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Magistrates have banned a man from bars in Manchester's Gay Village for three years after he threatened a female door supervisor. Under the ASBO...

Sky announces the remaining Barclays Premier League fixtures to be shown in 3D

09-Apr-2010

The matches are:Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United on April 11 AprilTottenham Hotspur v Arsenal on April 14Manchester City v Manchester United on...

Union chief impressed by pubs minister

26-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore

New pubs minister John Healey has kicked-off a two-week fact finding mission to find out about the issues affecting the trade. Healey met with...

Licence revoked at Manchester bar

19-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A Rusholme bar has had its licence revoked after residents complained about its loud music that played until 4am at weekends. Manchester City...

Manchester receives safe night-life award

25-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Manchester is one of six areas to be awarded a safe night-life award by the Association of Town Centre Management. Bath, Birmingham,...

ASA bans Pitcher & Piano pub Martini ad

04-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

An event at a Pitcher and Piano (P&P) bar featuring the strapline "stay beautiful with Martini" has fallen foul of advertising rules.

Enterprise wins re-possession order on Manchester pub

25-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team

Enterprise Inns has won a re-possession order on a Manchester pub occupied by squatters protesting about its condition. The squatters set up home in...

Minister renews responsible drinking culture call

08-May-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

The Government wants to foster a change of culture to encourage responsible drinking in the same way that it introduced seatbelts in the 1980s,...

National ID cards launched in Manchester

06-May-2009

A trade leader has said National ID cards would help the fight against underage drinking but doubts they will ever be introduced across the country....

Town & City boss vows to restore fire-hit pub

16-Feb-2009 By Tony Halstead

The boss of Town & City pubs, Toby Smith, has vowed to restore the fire-ravaged Yates's pub in Blackpool to its former glory. The iconic...

Makro ramps up pub campaign

10-Feb-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Makro, one of the country's largest cash and carry operators, has launched a new initiative as part of its Love The Pub campaign. The new drive,...

Leaflets advise on how to stay safe at night

25-Sep-2008

Students and tourists are being offered leaflets advising them on how to stay safe after a night out.The leaflets are being handed out in the pubs...

Manchester hosts slate council over soccer riot

30-Jun-2008 By John Harrrington

Hosts are penalised by council, which operates "glaring double standards"

Riot booze sales slammed

22-May-2008

Tesco has been criticised by a Manchester council boss for selling discount booze to Rangers fans before the riots last week that saw 15 police...